LANSING, MI -- A judge on Tuesday adjourned a court hearing to determine whether a Lansing man will stand trial on charges stemming from the death of his infant daughter last month.

Lansing District Judge Hugh Clarke set John Sanders' preliminary examination to resume on Feb. 21. Issues regarding a motion to suppress a statement Sanders made to police led Clarke to postpone the hearing.

Sanders, 37, is charged with open murder and first-degree child abuse. The charges serve as his fourth-offense habitual offender notice, which could amplify a potential sentence.

Lansing police ruled her death a homicide on Jan. 7. The Ingham County Prosecutor's Office authorized charges against John Sanders that afternoon.

Sanders' alleged abuse of his daughter occurred at his residence in the 3800 block of Walton Drive on Lansing's south side. He is currently serving probation for two marijuana and two cocaine convictions in Eaton County from 2011, records show. He also has a previous conviction in Oklahoma, according to Lansing District Court.